---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-95-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TIMELINES AND EFFECTIVE DATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-501, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE \"YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT,\" SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF \"ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE\". - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 287"
citation: "South Carolina S 287 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Cromer", "Davis", "Elliott", "Gambrell", "Garrett", "Graham", "Grooms", "Hembree", "Hutto", "Kimbrell", "Ott", "Turner", "Verdin", "Walker", "Zell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=287&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "7b5bf96b8b9e506aaac340c8fe737d664ba074ee72727c8d8f0ad7cc2cd0dfad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 287 (2025-2026) — Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-95-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TIMELINES AND EFFECTIVE DATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-501, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT," SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE". - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/287.htm)
2. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20260121.htm)
3. **01/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250129.htm)
4. **03/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250311.htm)
5. **03/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250312.htm)
6. **03/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250319.htm)
7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250430.htm)
8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250506.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **38–2** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 26 — **50–48** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 19 — **59–44** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 2 — **45–61** (fail) · lower
- Table Amendment 20 — **54–45** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 2 — **45–58** (fail) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **26–79** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Gambrell — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Graham — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)
- Walker — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2
- **2025-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hewitt, B Newton, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Ballentine, T Moore, BL Cox, Gilreath, MM Smith, Landing, Teeple, Harnett, Guest, Crawford, Rose, McCabe
- **2025-05-07** Debate adjourned until Tues., 1-13-26
- **2026-01-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-01-21** Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-33
- **2026-01-22** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-05** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-02-05** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-6
- **2026-02-25** Ratified R 101
- **2026-02-27** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-05** Effective date 02/27/26
- **2026-03-05** Act No. 97

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).